Kia Haumaru ! Kia Matatū! SafePlus Micro-credential

What good health and safety looks like.

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WorkSafe’s FREE online course introduces key ideas and tools to assist you and your organisation to develop healthier, safer, and more productive work practices.

SafePlus is a health and safety review and improvement toolkit for businesses managed by WorkSafe New Zealand. The course is based on SafePlus principles and practices.

Who it’s for

This NZQA-approved Level 4 credential is for people with responsibility for, or roles related to, health and safety at work. It is not aimed at health and safety professionals.

Senior managers, owners, directors, trustees, and others who hold governance and leadership responsibilities in small or medium-sized organisations
Line managers and health and safety representatives (HSRs) in any-sized organisation.

Content highlights include

An introduction to present-day health and safety principles and good practice in Aotearoa, New Zealand
The parts of effective risk management and the hierarchy of controls
The health model Te Whare Tapa Whā and its application to support healthy work
An introduction to using SafePlus to guide health and safety improvements at work
The range of health and safety professions in Aotearoa, New Zealand, their roles and functions

Recognition

Duration

How to enrol

This course is NZQA approved and available to New Zealand residents. Enrolment numbers are limited. To begin, simply click here(external link).

This NZQA-approved Level 4 credential is for people with responsibility for, or roles related to, health and safety at work.

If you are a health and safety professional with a current HASANZ membership, then the He Ara Matatau - SafePlus Assessor Micro-credential(external link) is the course for you.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

Open entry.

English Language requirements

If English is not the applicant’s first language, applicants will need to provide a result from a test or qualification on the acceptable alternatives English Proficiency Outcomes Table(external link):

IELTS 5.5 General or Academic (no lower than 5.0 in each band)

Note: Applicants who do not have evidence of English language skills (e.g. UE or a tertiary qualification Level 4 or above), and are a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, may be contacted to sit an assessment.

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